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August 03, 2005
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"The key to the intricate and massive system of thought created by Karl Marx is at bottom a simple one: Karl Marx was a communist."

- Murray Rothbard (via Mises Economics Blog)

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Now let's not jump to conclusions.


Posted by Robert Speirs at August 3, 2005 02:14 PM

And the very worst sort - a Marxist.


Posted by DM at August 3, 2005 02:37 PM

This is foul slander! Karl Marx has never created any system of thought. Dogma, yes, but *thought* -- why, that is just mean!
;-)


Posted by A.R.Yngve at August 3, 2005 02:46 PM

If garbage landfill can be considered "system", then yes, Marx created a system of thought.


Posted by Pavel at August 3, 2005 03:19 PM

In other news, water is wet.


Posted by Matt McIntosh at August 3, 2005 04:46 PM

The term "religion" fits better.


Posted by Kristopher at August 3, 2005 04:47 PM

The original source(PDF) is quite interesting and not at all trite. Summary: Marx didn't invent communism, he just preached it. His primary achievement was to bind socialist philosophy into the structure of an (existing) apocalyptic theology, which made it vastly more contagious.


Posted by Julian Morrison at August 3, 2005 04:48 PM

Hey I also heard Ayn Rand was an objectivist. How insightful I am.


Posted by Mr. Very Clever Indeed at August 3, 2005 06:25 PM

The point of the quote is that Marxists often try and pretend that Marxism is something completely different from communism.


Posted by Alex Singleton at August 3, 2005 06:32 PM

Hm. Isn't that circular?


Posted by guy herbert at August 3, 2005 08:03 PM

The Socialists trying to pretend that they're the pure Marxists remind me of the "moderate" Muslims trying to pretend certain parts of the Koran and of Islamic history don't exist and that the terrorists are just a small faction within a "religion of peace".


Posted by Robert Speirs at August 3, 2005 08:49 PM

The point of the quote is that Marxists often try and pretend that Marxism is something completely different from communism.

Which can never be said for the oh-so consistent and selfless rational followers of objectivism, I'm sure.


Posted by Mr. Mindless Circular Logic at August 3, 2005 11:05 PM

"Selfless" objectivists?! And I do believe objectivists are pretty consistent about saying that Marxism and communism aren't significantly different.


Posted by Robert Speirs at August 4, 2005 01:52 PM

Really early Christians were communists in the true sense.


Posted by James Waterton at August 4, 2005 06:33 PM

"Selfless" objectivists?! And I do believe objectivists are pretty consistent about saying that Marxism and communism aren't significantly different.

Glad to see you're following.


Posted by Mr Heart Laugh at August 4, 2005 09:28 PM

And the very worst sort - a Marxist.

Hmm, having observed what was said in his name didn't even Marx at one point deny being a Marxist?


Posted by Chris Harper at August 4, 2005 10:26 PM
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